America's Coasts

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Atlantic Coast

Gulf of Mexico Coast

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Hawaiian Coast

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Sharing The Coast

Coastal Environments

• Alaska Coast Ecosystems
• Barrier Island Ecosystems
• Coral Coast Ecosystems
• Drowned Valley Ecosystems
• Glaciated Coast Ecosystems
• Great Lakes Coast Ecosystems
• Mangrove Coast Ecosystems
• Pacific Coast Ecosystems
• Volcanic Coast Ecosystems

Coastal Resources

• Fisheries
• Habitats
• Harbors and Ports
• Sediment

People and the Coast

• Coastal Legistlation
• Living on the Coast
• Navigation
• Recreation
• Wilderness Preservation

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Coastal Dynamics

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Corps and the Coast

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National Shoreline Management Study

Navigation

Regulatory Mission

Regional Sediment Management

Shore Protection

Tales of the Coast

Dynamic Sustainability: Maryland's Atlantic Shore

• Ocean City and Assateague Island
• Barrier System Basics
• 1524-1875, Discovery and Early Settlement
• 1876-1933, Beginning of Divergence
• 1934-1962, Ocean City Urbanizes While Assateague Island Reverts to Wilderness
• 1963-1980, Different Trajectories, Similar Problems
• 1981-2007, New Principles Enacted with a Systems Approach
• 2008 and Onward
• Looking to the Future
• Selected Bibliography

Mispillion Inlet